<div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;font-size:17px;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 14, 2018 </b></span><span style="font-size:15px;line-height:normal"><b>Lake Country</b></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;font-size:23px;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Rachel Mercer Kelsie Balehowsky Hanss Lujan</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Here > Over There brings together three artists, Rachel Mercer, Kelsie Balehowsky and Hanss Lujan. </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Using text, animation, projections and mixed media, this exhibition explores the idea of self and place and the impact we have on our surroundings. Looking at the individual rather than the ‘whole’ is the concept behind this exhibition…considering loneliness and frailty of being human.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Mercer, Balehowsky and Lujan are currently based in the <span class="gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> Okanagan.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><b>Upcoming Events:</b></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:normal"><b>Here > Over There:</b></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><b> </b>May 24th to July 8th</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:normal"><b>Opening Reception: </b></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Thursday, May 24th, 6-8pm</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:normal"><b>Existential Cafe:</b></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"> Sunday, June 3rd, 2pm</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 12px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:normal"><b>CALL TO ARMS: </b></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Sign of the Times: the Art of Protest application deadline, August 1st. Details on the gallery website.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 16.6px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:normal"><b>Summer Monster Camp: </b></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Register now for Summer Monster Camp, July 9th-13th at the LC Art House. Details on the gallery website.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><b>Media Contact</b>: Wanda Lock - curator tel: 250 864 5597 or 250 766 4873</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;text-align:center;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">email: <a href="mailto:wandalock@shaw.ca"><span style="line-height:normal">wandalock@shaw.ca</span></a></span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">____________________________<br></div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><p><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color:windowtext"><font face="Arial Narrow, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Lake Country Art Gallery:</span></font><font face="Helvetica Neue, serif"><span style="font-size:15px"><br></span></font></span></u></b><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif">10356A Bottom Wood Lake Rd<br></span><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif">Lake Country, British Columbia<br></span><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif">V4V 1T9</span></p><p><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;color:windowtext"><span style="font-size:11pt">Gallery Hours:</span><span style="font-size:15px"><br></span></span></u></b><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif">Wed,</span><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif">Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun 10am-4pm<br></span><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif">(closed Mon-Tue)</span></p><p><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;color:windowtext">Contact:</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:2pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;color:windowtext"> <br></span><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif">(250) 766 -1299<br></span><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif"><a href="mailto:lakecountryartgallery@shaw.ca" target="_blank">lakecountryartgallery@shaw.ca</a><br></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;color:windowtext"><a href="http://www.lakecountryartgallery.ca" target="_blank">www.lakecountryartgallery.ca</a></span></b></p></div></div></div></div></div>
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